In the midst of a youth movement, the Giants signed a 40-year-old first baseman Wednesday.

In a ceremonial and unprecedented move, the club signed J.T. Snow to a one-day contract so that the Gold Glove first baseman can retire as a Giant. Snow will be in the lineup Saturday and will take the field, but he will be replaced before the first pitch is thrown against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

General Manager Brian Sabean said he thought of making the gesture more than a year ago, and the timing was right at the end of a season in which the Giants are celebrating their 50th anniversary in San Francisco.

“I’ve gotta check,” said Snow, reviewing the contract. “Is there another year on here?”

Snow will be paid a pro-rated portion of the major league minimum salary of $390,000, which amounts to $2,131.

“It’s a good statement of what we think of him,” Sabean said. “He is one of the most popular players and one of the truest professionals we’ve had in uniform.”

Said Snow: “I wanted to retire as a Giant. This is where I think I grew up as a player, and was on some great teams.”

When the Giants didn’t re-sign Snow after the 2005 season, he went to the Boston Red Sox and played sparingly over 38 games before the club released him. Sabean said it was difficult to watch Snow’s career end without fanfare in midsummer.

Sabean contacted the commissioner’s office to gain approval. The Giants will take the field a few minutes early Saturday, allowing time for Snow to receive an ovation before he is replaced. Sabean said the club considered letting Snow play a half-inning at first base.

“But this is probably the most respectful way of doing it,” Sabean said.

Snow hopes to take batting practice and infield one last time, but he was fine with the early exit.

“I don’t know where some of my familiar equipment is,” he said. “As an infielder, you don’t take the field with some of your familiar equipment.”

Snow is spending his second season in a hybrid role as a part-time broadcaster, infield instructor and special assistant to Sabean. He said he hopes to work for the organization for many years to come, and Sabean wouldn’t be surprised if he fills a substantial role.

Sabean was the New York Yankees’ scouting director who drafted Snow, and the first baseman recalled stopping by his office in spring training to pick up minor league meal money.

“This guy is so sharp,” Sabean said. “He could break out into any facet of the organization.”

For one more day, he will enjoy the view from the dugout.

“He promised to take the field,” said Sabean, “not to leave the field.”

Left-hander Noah Lowry will have an MRI exam to determine the cause of soreness in the back of his elbow. Lowry had been diagnosed with a bone spur, and surgery is a possibility.

Manager Bruce Bochy said the organization hopes Lowry can compete toward the end of the Mexican winter league schedule.

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